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Subcommittees prepare budget cut proposals for CUPB By Stephanie Markham, Jack Cruikshank & Jarad Jarmon Verge Editor, Staff Reporter & Associate News Editor | @DEN_News The Council on University Planning and Budgeting subcommittees reconvened Friday to go over the recommendations for cuts in their specific areas, which would be brought to the other subcommittees. The Academic Affairs subcommittee reviewed various recommendations, a task which had become monotonous and strenuous that some members needed a break whether it chocolate break or an alcoholic break “We need alcohol,” subcommittee member Assege HaileMariam said. The subcommittee reviewed various costs associated with Booth Library, such as an annual $25,000 fund for travel expenses associated with conference travel. Allen Lanham, the dean of Library Services, defended the expense, even though it is considerably higher than most departments. “We do spend more in travel than other departments, and that is by plan,” Lanham said. “I don’t want the library to be behind the eight ball.” Lanham said when he arrived at Eastern, the librarians were paying their own way to conferences, and he said he did not like that. “When I arrived at Booth Library, we had no travel money and no one was going anywhere. You looked around at the library and you thought, ‘This library is going nowhere,’ and that was the case,” Lanham said. Lanham said he has compared travel money to the money various departments get for summer
programs and research projects as well as courses they allow faculty to make extra money. “At the library we don’t have that (additional money), and never will,” Lanham said. “But in terms of national and international associations, I want us to be there.” The subcommittee also reviewed the viability of associate deans to teach courses half of the time they are employed at Eastern. The group decided one of their recommendations to the main council will be to review the workloads of associate deans and review how their time can be utilized best. The academic affairs subcommittee debated ways to reduce spending in the academic departments around campus. Members were at odds over what areas could and could not stand to be assessed for cutting costs, especially on the area of research. However, the subcommittee agreed to bring a number of suggestions back to the council on areas in which spending should be assessed, including university foundation courses, the study abroad office, the minority affairs office, deans and department offices and academic support offices such as the Student Success Center. The subcommittee also agreed the university mission statement should be used as a guide in assessing spending. With the pressure of the university’s limited budget, the subcommittee members were in conflict over the necessities of certain programs and offices when they have been tasked with finding ways to cut costs. Lanham suggested evaluating the amount of funding for research.
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Khadijah Harris, a kiniesiology and sports studies major, hits the runway at GLAM Modeling’s Concrete Jungle fashion Show Saturday in the main gym of McAfee Gymnasium.
Models embrace wild side for fashion show By Kalyn Hayslett Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The crowd’s conversation and the blasting bass created the sound of anticipation, when suddenly the host entered a modeling battle that ended with a death drop to open the GLAM Modeling Concrete Jungle fashion show. McAfee Gym was turned into three catwalks with two intersecting aisles at both ends. Three models posed at the top of the aisle, they strutted along the catwalk together then switched passed each other showing their outfits to all the audiences. Splitting the show into five sections, all inspired by different animals highlighting the animal’s renowned characteristics, carried out the Concrete Jungle theme. A vulture’s ability to find treasure from trash is similar to thrift shopping which was the opening scene “High Fashion Homelessness.” N’tchana Batoma, a senior theatre arts major, said her favorite section was
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Charnice Terry, a family and consumer sciences major, models a flowing white dress in the GLAM Modeling’s Concrete Jungle fashion show Saturday at MCafee Gymnasium in the main gym.
the opening scene. “It allowed the designers to be more creative with their designs,” she said. Models were barefoot, wore scarfs,
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Perry to finish out term with same momentum By Bob Galuski Managing Editor | @BobGaluski Stay the course. That’s how President Bill Perry plans to spend the rest of his tenure as president of Eastern. Perry, who announced via email Thursday his intent to step down as president at the end of his contract in June 2015, said that for the rest of his term, he will be making sure different areas are followed through. One of the bigger areas still in the early stages comes in the form of a $7 million budget cut he ordered earlier this year. Although still in the initial stages, Perry said the recommendations the three subcommittees of the Council on Planning and Budgeting are making
would extend through fiscal year 2015, 2016 and 2017. “Next year, during fiscal ‘15, we’ll have to see how those are starting work, to assess the impact of them, to see what kinds of tweaks we may need to make downstream,” Perry said. “So we will continue working on that.” Although this cut, still starting out, comes toward the end of Perry’s term, Perry said it is something that any presidential candidate would know. “Any person who is interested in serving as a president, they know a few things. They know that 60 percent of the university’s in the country did not reach their enrollment goals last year. State support for higher education is uncertain at best,” he said. “They should expect to be serving at a university with both op-
portunities and challenges.” Perry, 68, said one of the biggest contributing factors to his decision to leave came down to wanting time for other opportunities, such as travel, family time and to continue pursuing mathematics. Perry began his tenure as president in July 2007, after being at Texas A&M University since 1971, where he was in professorial and administrative roles. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com Chynna Miller | The Daily Eastern Ne ws
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By Morgan Shaffer Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Paint will fly in South Quad Monday at 4:30 p.m. as students chuck paint smothered balls at each other during Taylor Hall Council’s twisted form of dodgeball for Funfest. Teams of white will face off with washable paint balls. Taylor Vice President, Brooke Kimball said everyone who is planning to come should wear something white that they don’t mind getting dirty. Kimball said they wanted to h a ve a n o p t i o n f o r t h o s e w h o don’t want to get messy; kickball will also be available without the paint-covered balls. They will be ordering Jimmy John’s sandwiches for those who participate to attract more people and to fill the stomachs of those who will be paint ridden by the end of the game. They want a lot of people to come out for this and have a chance to get outside and play the biggest game of dodgeball possible, Kimball said. A cake will also be available for students to celebrate Taylor having the most improved collective GPA from Spring 2013 to Fall 2013. Kimball said the executive board wanted to host an outside event but also put a little twist on it so that it isn’t just another game in the quad. They wanted it to be special and not like any other to celebrate the warmer weather and hopefully draw more people out with the new addition of the paint. “We have all been cooped up all winter and for the beginning part of spring, so we wanted to have an event outside that everyone can come have fun at,” Kimball said. Morgan Shaffer can be reached at 581-2812 or meshaffer2@eiu.edu
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Sam Keck, a 10-year-old Charleston resident, shakes hands with Brent Malone, a Mattoon resident, after Keck defeated Malone in a match of Magic the Gathering Saturday in The End Zone in the Charleston Square. Keck said his mother dropped him off about half way to the game shop, and he walked the additional two blocks during the warmer weather.
Activities to promote diversity By James Bateman Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Social Justice and Diversity Week is a weeklong event sponsored by the Residence Housing Association that unites registered student organizations together to realize everyone is diverse. The week is filled with various activities and begins on Monday and goes until Friday. Monday is the Fagbug presentation at 8 p.m. in Coleman Auditorium. Tuesday is the Tunnel of Oppression from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. in Thomas Hall and a YouTube video and Cross the Line at 8 p.m. in Andrews Hall. Wednesday is the reception for Erin Davies from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Cultural Center on Seventh Street behind Blair Hall and a question and answer segment for the Fagbug presentation is at 7 p.m. in the Coleman Auditorium. Thursday is the Diversity Sta-
tions in Lawson Basement at 8 p.m. Friday is the tearing down of the wall of oppression at noon in the library quad. Tearing down the wall is one activity that the Social Justice and Diversity Committee sponsor. The Tearing Down the Wall project is a physical construction of a cinder block wall. The wall represents the barriers of hated and intolerance that separates us as human beings. “ We get called these words and to see them being tore down will show us that these words can hurt you,” said Sabrina Cantell, a senior marketing major and a Social Justice and Diversity committee member. The wall will stand for four days and on the fourth day students and the community will be invited to help tear down the wall, tearing down the barriers between the Eastern communities. RHA President Patrick Morrow said there is no sign up needed.
Students who want to participate just need to show up. The highlight of the week will be the documentary “The Fagbug.” The Fagbug is a story about Erin Davies who was a victim to a hate crime in Albany, New York. Because of sporting a rainbow sticker on her VW Beetle, Erin’s car was vandalized, left with the words “fag” and “u r gay” placed on the driver’s side window and hood of her car. Despite initial shock and embarrassment, Erin decided to embrace what happened by leaving the graffiti on her car. She took her car, now known worldwide as the “fagbug,” on a 58-day trip around the US and Canada. “The hope is that this week will teach the students and exposed them to issues of diversity,” added Morrow. James Bateman can be reached at 581-2812 or jrbateman@eiu.edu.
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Civil War re-enactors re-enact the Charleston Riot on the steps of the Coles County Courthouse on Sunday. The riot was a battle between Union soldiers on leave and Southern Sympathizers known as Copperheads.
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Union soldier re-enactors walk along Sixth Street next to the Courthouse, shooting at the Copperheads during the Charleston Riot re-enactment. The r-eenactment was part of a three-day celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Charleston Riot.
Charleston Riot re-enacted for 150th anniversary By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter Silence fell over the audience surrounding the Charleston square Sunday as they contemplated the series of events that unfolded just before. With bodies on the ground and rifle smoke filling the air, the Coles County Courthouse clock tower bell tolled nine times in remembrance of those who had died, not counting the 12 wounded, in the Charleston Riot 150 years ago. Charleston residents who were at the square witnessed a glimpse into the past as professional historical reenactors like Mike Lipe, 48, shot at each other, recreating the bloody 10 minutes of fighting that had come about between Union soldiers and copperheads, who were against the war entirely. Dick Hummel, who had narrated the re-enactment, said many of those involved in the Charleston Riot had been under the influence of alcohol with heated opinions of the war. After being antagonized by Oliver Sallee a Union soldier, Nelson Wells, a copperhead, took shots at Salle ul-
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timately killing him and starting uncontrollable chaos in the streets between the two sides. When describing each side, Hummel wanted to make sure either side were treated unfairly and the truth was told accurately. He said while researching the riot he found himself feeling sorry for the copperheads who were antagonized when soldiers were coming back from the continuing war. The reenactors put on a convincing show with plums emanating from their rifles filled with blanks. The crowd jumped as each person involved fired at the opposing force. Soldiers flew to the ground as they were shot at leading children in the crowd to gasp with excitement and fear. Lipe said he had spends normally three to four months researching every character he plays. “We are out to have a good time with our comrades and respect and honor the fallen and help the public remember what they went through,” Lipe said. As fast as it started, the battle ended. Verbal insults were barked
from each group as the copperheads fled down Jackson Ave. A copperhead shooter said “Go to hell” to the Union troops. One union soldier responded “you first to the man in the final moments of the fight causing a chuckle throughout the crowd. Kim Bauer, executive director of the Coles County Historical Society, said the length of these battles, thinking they last hours on end, surprises many. In most cases, they last only two to 10 minutes long. The audience filled the sidewalks throughout the reenactment. Bauer said many of those who had come were ancestors of these fallen men and this was a way of seeing their family history unfold. “You see a lot of people who are related then you see a lot of people who very interested in re-enactments and wanting to see them,” Bauer said. Lipe said the good attendance harkened back to an old saying, “Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.”
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Mayor Larry Rennels drinks a latte while in full costume with his wife Mary Ann Rennels Saturday at Jackson Avenue Coffee shortly after the closing ceremony commemorating the Charleston Riot. Earlier in the day, Larry Rennels participated in the events, including being the MC at the Coles County Fairgrounds during a reenactment at 3 p.m. He said his costume was meant to resemble Eli Wiley, the mayor of Charleston in 1864. Be sure to watch the highlight video online:
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Letter to the Editor Always learn something new “Cross Purposes” (Mar-24-14) did well in tracing in detail the erosion of religious liberty in recent times. Linking basic and traditional political principles to recent developments would have added to the article. Our Constitution is a statement affirming certain concepts of our representative republic. As a social contract it defines the boundaries of the rule of law and individual liberty. Individual liberty as a value is not to be abridged without clear and compelling reasons to enact and enforce law. Most of human activity should be free to proceed without legal definition, regulation, or standing. From this we have, “ Don’t ask, don’t tell.” The law is mute, cannot be bothered. Instead of, “ There ought to be a law,” we should say , “ The law should shut up!” We became more aware of clear and compelling needs for law during the sixties. Laws were enacted. People regained voting rights. Public accomodations in hotels and restaurants were made available to people for the necessities of life that hotel and restaurants provided. Food and shelter are clear and compelling human needs. That is one area where law crosses the boundary of individual liberty. But, how can it possibly be argued that cakes, flowers, and photos qualify equally as human needs? No clear and compelling reason exists to bully the elderly lady who does not wish to bake a cake for certain parties. How much of the social contract are we to caste aside? That is the question emerging from Arizona and New Mexico --Leonidas H. Miller
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RHA elects should strive to meet goals The Residence Hall Association recently elected their executive board last week for the 2014-2015 school year. The positions include the RHA president, vice president, national-Illinois communications coordinator, secretary, and treasurer positions. Christina Lauff was voted as the next school year’s RHA president. Her plans include making ROCFest bigger by promoting early in order for those on campus to know what is happening. This is crucial for new students who do not know what ROCFest is. Every year, RHA plans various activities for the EIU students to participate in. The problem is that there are sometimes fewer entries. It is a waste for the students not to participate in these activities, including everyone’s favorite: the cardboard boat race. Lauff also mentioned about supporting an idea about sponsoring a Cancer Relay for Life team. Relay for Life is a very fun event for a great cause. Relay for Life
in both Mattoon and Charleston are both successes. If Lauff can oversee that this plan happens, RHA representatives and students will join the fight. Kadie Peterson will be the next vicepresident, and was the one that is credited for the Relay for Life team. Peterson will be looking to make sure that team happens. As great as this plan sounds in theory, it could be a detriment to ROCFest and other RHA events. Planning for something like this could take a lot of time. It should not take away from the other RHA events. Peterson will need to make sure that committees are on top of their game and getting what matters they need to do done. Jordan Sullivan was elected to be the national-Illinois communications coordinator. He said that he wanted to put Eastern on the map at conferences. That is a high goal that is attainable. Sullivan’s toughest obstacle will be getting everyone as en-
thused as him, which is another attainable goal. Jack Cruikshank was elected to the secretary position. Cruikshank currently has not plans, but when the time comes Cruikshank should be prepared. During his time at The Daily Easter n News, Cr uikshank has completed whatever has been asked of him in a timely fashion. Kyle Anderson was elected to become the new treasurer. Anderson wants to push for more community service. Anderson’s first stop should be Rachel Fisher. Fisher is consistently sending mass e-mails looking for help in different community service projects. This is an idea that should be enacted even if it is just two hours of service required. The new executive board will be inaugurated at the RHA banquet May 1. Let’s see what you got guys. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Hypocrites blame criminal acts on games Legislators have been trying to find ways in which to bring certain “criminals,” the video game players, to justice, especially with the wake of such shootings in the Newtown, Conn. and Aurora, Colo. These gamers live out there devious fantasies through the violent video games surfacing frequently in the U.S. and most of the world. They kill, steal and destroy throughout these games with a mindless need for violence, or so legislators believe. When playing through a video game such as “Grand Theft Auto 5,” which broke records becoming the highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours selling $11 million units sold, I kill, steal and destroy until my hearts content. But, as I reach over to turn off the game console, a switch is flipped and reality sets in. I never killed a police officer. I never stole a Mustang to drive it the airport to crash it into my friend killing us in the proecess. I never did any of those things. It was a fantasy and like with most who play video games other than the very small amount of unhinged individuals, I knew the difference between reality and fantasy. In reality, hypocrites have been spouting nonsense to enforce bans on violent video
Jarad Jarmon games, like Leland Yee, a Democratic California State Senator who, as of Wednesday, was indicted for arms trafficking and corruption charges as part of a larger FBI operation for the Bay Area. In the past, he was a major voice for a bill that would prohibit minors from playing violent video games. It was fortunately overturned. The ironic nature of this senator who blames these video games for illegal activity is laughable and should be taken into account when listening to those like him with a clear vendetta against specific entertainment and art. There is not a game in existence focused around government corruption, so it leads me to wonder what led him to commit illegal activity because it was not videogames.
“Gamers have got to just quiet down,” Yee said. “Gamers have no credibility in this argument. This is all about their lust for violence and the industry’s lust for money. This is a billion-dollar industry. This is about their self-interest.” Yee has lost all credibility in this matter with his flawed, moral choices and hypocritical view. It’s more like him consistently look for a scapegoat to find what makes people violent. They have been doing this by singling out developers of these games, making them exempt of research and development tax breaks other businesses have full reign in using. There is no definitive proof that video games cause a detriment to society. Refusing tax breaks for the companies is highly unethical, but it is a real issue for many in the gaming world. They are slowly, but surely, trying to remove an experience. A experience many in the U.S. want to experience, as proven by the millions of bought games in a year. Jared Jarmon is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or DENopinions@gmail.com.
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“I am fully in favor of as much research as possible, I’m just asking the question how much research can Eastern afford,” Lanham said. H a i l e Ma r i a m , a p s yc h o l o g y professor, said she was offended at the suggestion of cutting costs for research. She said research allows Eastern to send students to places like the University of Chicago and John Hopkins University, and it is a direct way to teach critical thinking skills. “Without research, no matter how small it is, we cannot send those students there,” Haile Mariam said. “On top of that, we struggle with this critical thinking.” The members could not agree on the suggestion. But they did agree departments s h o u l d c o n s i d e r h ow m u c h i s spent on staffing for deans offices and department offices with a number of assistant chairs and associate chairs. Another point of debate was whether or not to assess the financial viability of graduate programs with low enrollment. Though members noted defining what programs are considered small would be disputed, Lanham said including that suggestion might give programs the incentive to regroup and promote themselves. Many suggestions the group members have come up with are still up for consideration before they are finalized and submitted to the president’s office. “We are $8 million in the red here; that’s been my only point and I’ve been looking for ways in which we might offer to remedy that deal,” Lanham said. “I’m not anti-faculty, I’m not anti-leave, I’m not anti-waiver, but someone’s going to have to be antisomething or we’re going to go down the tubes.” The student affairs subcommit-
tee reviewed their recommendations and revised the language in their two-page proposal. According to a draft proposal they were editing during the meeting, because the division of student affairs receives 4 percent of the university’s appropriated funds, they focused on 4 percent or $320,000 of the $8 million to determine specific recommendations. The subcommittee recommended contract lengths be reduced for consolers in the counseling center from nine, 10 or 11 months instead of 12 month contracts. They also added that contract length for other employees in student affairs should be looked at, especially for new staff. They also recommended cutting 10 percent of the appropriated budget for intercollegiate athletics and sports information, which would save $188,943. They also will propose $100,000 to be taken from the Student Affairs Department in whatever way the vice president for student affairs, according to the draft proposal revised at the meeting. Recommendations were also made to enhance student affairs when and if in a time of enrollment increases with a focus on l e a d e r s h i p d e ve l o p m e n t . Za c h Samples, a student representative on the subcommittee, said there should be more opportunities for applied learning. These recommendations as well as the ones in the other three committees will be investigated at the next council meeting at 2 p.m. Friday in Room 4440 in Booth Library. Lanham said they need to be prepared for the Board of Trustees meeting Apr. 25. The Daily Eastern News staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.
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The EIU Dancers perform one of their opening songs during the EIU Dance Show Friday in the Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The showcase included different styles of dance to popular songs.
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African bees motivated the next scene. The African bees were chosen because they are a community that works together, but if the bee is being mistreated it will attack. This was associated with the urban environment. Two models dressed in bright colors, bold prints and fur textures walked in synchronization with fierce attitudes, only to meet in the middle of the catwalk and slowly lean into a backbend on each other. Mariah Jones, a model and junior communication studies major, said she really enjoyed the urban scene. “I love urban because it’s a mixture of class with a grungy feel you have to be fierce,” she said. This demonstrated skill and teamwork, which is the personality of African Bees. Owls being nocturnal was the animal for the nightlife portion. Bright spotlights exposing their party attire followed the models Kyra Tucker, a junior family and consumer sciences major, said she connected
with the nightlife scene the most. “It was real glamorous and I love everything with glamour,” she said. The lion, the king of the jungle, was the business casual scene with models dressed to impress taking command of the professional arena. A model rocking a lion mask with a dramatic orange mane ripped the runway sporting a rolling suitcase. The closing scene was the mighty and elegant panthers. All of the models wore upscale dresses, jumpers topped off with lipstick colors designed by GLAM’s makeup artist. The ending model wore an all-white sophisticated dress which she took command of the catwalk by doing a series of twirls letting the dress flow in slow motion. The show was centered on empowering women, said Kendall Jackson, a senior theatre arts major and the host. “We want to accent and pay tribute to women in the fashion industry,” Jackson said.
GLAM did this by only having women models displaying fashion that is in trend. Jones said she is glad that she is a part of GLAM modeling. “I feel invincible I am quiet and shy but when I model I feel confident.” she said, “I am glad I choose GLAM because I feel welcomed and a part of a big family.” The show was not only to entertain and educate the audience about fashion and women but also to raise funds and awareness about the World Wildlife Fund. GLAM was able to raise $110 for a respected organization that is focused on conserving, protecting and reviving wildlife environments for animals and humans. Kiona Mallory, a sophomore communications disorder sciences major, put the show in one word: extravagant. “It was extravagant because of different masks and makeup made all the difference,” she said. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.
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Eastern starts with 6 first-place finishes Tennis
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By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern track and field team started its 2014 outdoor season with six first place finishes at the Southern Illinois Classic in Carbondale Saturday. Despite the first place finishes, the men’s team finished 3rd out of seven, and the women’s team 4th out of seven. Four of the first place finishes came from individual performances, while the other two came from a pair of victories in the 4x100m relay races. Fr e s h m a n Jo h n a t h a n B o e y, sophomore Calvin Edwards, freshman Jamal Robinson, and senior K a l e e l Jo h n s o n c o m p r i s e d t h e men’s winners, as they finished with a time of 41.18 seconds. This time was nearly one second ahead of Indiana State’s team, who finished at 42.06. “That men’s relay team had one of the best exchanges I’ve ever seen,” Eastern head coach Tom Akers said. “They were very fluid, solid, and fun to watch,” Akers said. The women’s team consisted of sophomore Amina Jackson, freshman Ashley Fouch, red-shirt junior Kirsten Br yant, and sopho m o re Dh i a a De a n . T h e y f i n ished with a time of 3:56.94, nearly three seconds of the runner-up team from Indiana State. Eastern also won their first men’s steeplechase, as red-shirt s o p h o m o re Jo e C a l i o f i n i s h e d first, with a time of 9:18.90. “ Jo e’s r u n w e l l t h e l a s t f e w years, and he showed great perseverance in the last couple of seconds of that race,” Akers said. “He ran very smart and conservatively.” The other men’s individual first place finish came from Edwards. Edwards took home the gold in the 200-meter dash, with a time of 21.48 seconds. The women’s team grabbed first place finishes in both the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles. Freshman Kailey James picked up Eastern’s lone field victory, with a height of 5-feet, 2.25-inches in the high jump. Senior Jalissa Paramore took first in the 100-meter hurdles, with a time of 14.23 seconds. The pole vault competition saw no top three finishers for Eastern. However, two of the top performers, red-shirt seniors Mick Viken and Peter Geraghty, were both competing in the University of Texas Relays. Viken placed fourth with a height of 18-feet, 0.5-inches, while Geraghty finished seventh with a height of 17-feet, 6.5-inches. Geraghty’s mark ranks second all-time at Eastern, while Viken became the first Eastern athlete ever to clear the 18 feet mark. The weather for the meet was
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Brian Potter, a freshman thrower, competes in an indoor track and field John Craft Invite Jan. 25 in the Fieldhouse. Potter has a personal shot put record of 43-07.00/13.28 m.
cool, windy with a high near the mid-40s. Akers believed those conditions might have affected his team’s performance. “The weather might have taken away the opportunities from
the kids, to perform better,” Akers said. “We didn’t prepare as well for those conditions, and that’s something we need to make adjustments to this week,” Akers said. The Panthers return home this
week for the Big Blue Classic, starting Thursday.
for the Panthers. The Gamecocks’ sweep of Eastern was their first ever at Coaches Stadium since they joined the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003. The Panthers are now 7-20 overall and 2-7 in the OVC, while Jacksonville State improved to 9-3 in conference and 17-10 overall. Schmitz said the injury to Slazinik has greater implications to an already depleted bullpen. “We have a lot of depth issues and now not having him is definitely harder right now,” he said.
Last year, Slazinik made one pitch all season, which came in his first start against Jackson State on Feb. 17, 2013. Currently sitting near the bottom of the OVC standings, Schmitz said, immediate alterations have to be made. “I’m in charge of everything, I’m in charge of everything, so I’ll take full responsibility, we’ll kind of make some changes tomorrow I told them and go on from there,” he said. “We’re not a good baseball team right now.”
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Greenfield has made 15 appearances this season and has a 6.28 ERA, allowing 43 hits in 28.2 innings. The Boston Red Sox drafted him in the 22nd round in 2012 and the Minnesota Twins selected the senior in the 36th round in 2013. Eastern had a chance to take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, when the Panthers had the bases loaded with one out and Brant Valach at the plate. Jacksonville State closer Travis Stout closed the door on Eastern, making Valach foul out and then striking out Jason Scholl to end the threat. Stout pitched the ninth inning, allow-
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ing a single, but no more as he collected his ninth save of the season. The Panthers did have Valach make his return to the Eastern lineup Friday, coming back from a hand injured suffered after being hit by a pitch against Arkansas on Feb. 21. Valach had two RBI-singles in his first two plate appearances Sunday. His second run driven in came in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Jacob Reese scored, giving the Panthers a 6-2 lead. The four-run advantage matched Eastern’s biggest lead of the afternoon, following a four-run bottom of the first inning
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The Eastern men’s and women’s tennis teams spilt their final road Ohio Valley Conference matches of the season, with the men winning 6-1 and the women losing 7-0 to Murray State Sunday. At 6-7 overall and 3-3 in conference play, the men earned the doubles point with wins by Mortiz Kandt and Grant Thmpson to begin the matches. Then, Rui Silva and Ryan Henderson clinched the 1-0 match point and the doubles lead with an 8-3 victory. Then in singles, Eastern picked up wins at No. 2, 3 and 4 spots as Henderson, Thompson and Robert Skolik each captured their respective victories in consecutive sets. That would be all the scoring Eastern would need for the victory, but an additional win by Kevin Bauman at No. 5 would add to the Panther margin of victory. “I thought Grant and Moritz both had an excellent doubles match and Ryan was excellent from the first ball,” said associate tennis director/men’s coach Eric Stark said press release. “We will get right back to work as we are hungry to keep getting better.” However, the women lost two of three doubles before dropping consecutive singles in straight sets to the Racers, who lead the OVC. The Eastern women fell to 8-3 overall and 2-3 in OVC play. But on Saturday, it was the women that were fortunate while the men weren’t against Austin Peay. The Panther women beat the Lady Governors 5-2, and the Panther men lost to the Governors by the same score. The duos of Ali Foster and Hannah Kimbrough and Kelly Iden and Kamile Standlninkaite picked up respective 8-3 and 8-2 wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to get the Panthers the doubles victory. In singles play, Foster, Sephora Boulbaheim and Iden all earned consecutive set wins at No. 4, No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively. Senior Janelle Prisner earned a 7-6, 7-5 victory at the top of the lineup for the final point for Eastern. For the men’s team, Bauman and, along with Kandt and Thompson both earned 8-6 and 8-7 victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, respectively. The doubles win gave Eastern an early 1-0 match advantage, but Austin Peay won three consecutive singles matches. But Skolik fell to Iago Seffrin in the decisive three-hour match, resulting in an Eastern loss (6-2, 3-6, 7-6). “Rob’s match was one of the best college matches I have witnessed this year,” Stark said. “He left everything out there and that’s all I can ask of these men.” Both the men and the women will return to action at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Charleston High School Courts. Anthony Catezone can be reached 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
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Panthers swept by Gamecocks Slazinik injures hamstring By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Red-shirt junior Christian Slazinik’s 28th pitch against Jacksonville State in the top of the second inning was his last for the Eastern baseball left-hander Sunday at Coaches Stadium. Eastern’s 8-6 loss to Jacksonville State had an injured hamstring toppled on top of it. After delivering a called ball to right-handed hitter Gavin Golsan, Slazinik fell to the ground, grimacing in pain. Eastern coach Jim Schmitz quickly raced toward Slazinik – a second later the team trainer Brandon Platt joined a throng of Panthers surrounding their injured teammate a couple of feet in front of the pitcher’s mound. “He snapped his hamstring,” Schmitz said. “I hope he’s OK. I’m definitely really concerned about him.” Leading 4-1, Schmitz had to make a quick decision, as Pratt and a teammate were helping Slazinik back to the Eastern dugout. Senior Ben Kennedy made his 14th appearance out of Eastern’s bullpen and held down the fort for the Panthers’ pitching staff that allowed 31 runs in the first two games of the series. The lefty tossed 2.1 innings, allowing one run after coming in to replace Slazinik. Unfortunately for the Panthers, Kennedy’s departure after the fourth inning opened up the door for the Jacksonville State offense. Tyler Gamble was not even penciled in to the Gamecocks’ lineup for the series finale, but after Daniel Gaither experienced an injury in pregame warmups, Jacksonville State coach Jim Case was forced to alter his lineup. Gamble took full advantage of the opportunity and went 3-for-5 with
two RBIs, which included a solo-home run to left-center field in the top of the second inning off of Slazinik – Gamble was the batter before Slazinik injured himself. The Gamecocks were down 6-5, heading into the top of the sixth inning, when Michael Bishop lined a ball down the right-field line that scored Golsan, who was at second base after being hit by a pitch and then stealing second. Golsan stole a base in each game of the three-game series against the Panthers, which did not make Schmitz happy. “We just let them steal – Golsan, the fastest guy in America is on and we’re not even going to throw over and we let him steal,” Schmitz said. As a whole the Gamecocks recorded 11 stolen bases in the weekend. Jacksonville State took the lead with a fielder’s choice groundout, hit by Griff Gordon that scored Bishop from third base. Senior Joe Greenfield pitched 2.1 innings and allowed two runs to Jacksonville State, taking his second straight loss in as many days for the Panthers. In his two outings against the Gamecocks, Greenfield allowed seven runs, (three earned) which included not getting an out Saturday, when five runs were charged to the righty. Schmitz said Greenfield has not been living up to the status of being drafted twice by two different Major League Baseball teams. “He hasn’t earned it, he hasn’t been good since the beginning of the year,” Schmitz said. “I can’t coat it anymore, there’s nothing else to coat. I mean, you’re a 30th round draft pick and look at his ERA and hits per inning.” SWEPT, page 7
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Red-shirt junior pitcher Christian Slazinik suffers an injury in a game on Sunday at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers lost to the Gamecocks 8-6.
Eastern wins doubleheader against Murray State Series finale postponed By Kaz Darzinskis Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Weather again is Eastern’s chief rival. Against Murray State, the Panthers were forced to postpone their three game set due to heavy rains in Murray, Ky., Friday night into Saturday morning. The teams agreed to postpone the games until Sunday and Monday. Eastern will play two games on Sunday beginning at 2 p.m., with the second matchup of the double header to be played at 4 p.m. Eastern will then complete the three game set with the final matchup on Monday at noon. In the first game of the doubleheader, Eastern wound won the matchup with Murray State 7-1. Eastern’s record is now 22-9, while they are 3-2 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Murray State,
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Senior pitcher Hanna Mennenga throws out a pitch in a game on Sept. 27, 2013 at Williams Field. The Panthers swept Danville Area Community in both games 5-2 and 4-0.
with the loss, has dropped to 1515 on the season and 4-3 in the OVC. Senior Hanna Mennenga pitched the opener for the Pan-
thers, getting the win, improving her record to 13-2 on the season. Mennenga pitched seven innings, giving up four hits with one earned run. She also struck
out four batters, and walked none. Eastern got r uns in bunches against Murray State in the opener behind stout pitching from Mennenga. In the third inning, Eastern opened up scoring by putting four runs on the board. Senior Brooke Owens had a double down the line with the bases loaded in the third inning, plating two runs. Her hit drove home sophomore Jennette Isaac and senior Kaylie Pruett. Senior Reynae Hutchinson then had a sacrifice fly to right field, plating senior Carly Willert. Junior Hannah Cole then came up to bat, and she had a RBI single, putting Eastern ahead 4-0. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Mennenga gave up a solo home run but it was the only s c o re f o r Mu r r a y St a t e i n t h e game. Eastern put the game out of reach with a three run seventh inning.
In the seventh inning with one on base and one out, Willert came up with a run scoring triple. Next to the plate was Owens who also hit a triple, driving in Willert. Hutchinson had another sacrifice fly, plating Owens, pushing the score more in Eastern’s favor 7-1. On the day Eastern had nine hits, scoring seven runs. The team hit two doubles and two triples in the game. Owens went 3-4 at the plate, scoring two runs; she also drove in three r uns. Owens had two doubles and a triple in the game helping put Eastern ahead for good. Junior Bailey O’Dell and Isaac were also 2-3 in the contest, with Isaac scoring two runs. Eastern will tr y to repeat its performance in their 4 p.m. matchup, and again on Monday at noon. Kaz Darzinskis can be reached at 581-2812 or kcdarzinskis@eiu.edu.